A Leader in Youth Development
For the past 30 years, Trekkers has cultivated the inherent strengths of young people through the power of long-term mentoring relationships. Our best practices and principles have become a model of exemplary programming in the field of youth development.
Programming
Youth mentoring that utilizes outdoor, experiential, and travel-based education to strengthen resiliency, raise aspirations, and connect young people to their communities.
Training
Trekkers Training Institute provides training, coaching, and professional development opportunities based on our principles and practices.
WHY IS TREKKERS IMPORTANT?
Since 1994, Trekkers has been providing long-term, mentoring relationships to hundreds of students from Midcoast Maine. Our students consistently report statistically significant positive change in indicators of resilience, reflection, empathy, trust, and optimism.
Research shows that young people in these kinds of programs are 55 percent more likely to enroll in college, 78 percent more likely to volunteer regularly, and 130 percent more likely to hold leadership positions.
See Jesse’s Story
Adriana Lombardo
Adriana Lombardo, Class of 2010 Since graduating in 2010, I have attended The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. As a part of my Associates program, I participated in an 18-week internship at a farm-to-table restaurant in...
See Myla’s Story
Trekkers has taught me how to be a team player
“Trekkers has taught me how to be a team player as well as independent and how to help communities. It really showed me a lot about how to love people and how to spread kindness throughout my environment and surroundings. I love how Trekkers brings people of all...
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Alec Young
Alec Young, Class of 2010 Alec Young (pictured on left) with fellow Georges Valley classmate from 2010, Nick Smith, after induction into the Senior Skull Honor Society.After graduating from Georges Valley High School in 2010, Alec attending the...
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We are tremendously grateful for the generosity of the many individuals, businesses, charitable organizations, foundations, and local communities who make our work possible.
NEWS
Trekkers 5K Results – A Successful Turnout on a Sunny Day
ROCKLAND — Over the weekend, 86 people gathered to run or walk to support Trekkers, a youth mentoring organization. It was a beautiful sunny day after a mostly rainy week, and participants from Maine, from Portland to Castine, to Vermont and Florida joined the race....
Who’s sponsoring Trekkers in 2023
ROCKLAND – In early 2023, Rockland-based nonprofit youth mentoring organization, Trekkers, invited businesses from across the community to answer its annual call for support. As of today, several businesses have signed on at varying levels of support, with financial...
Trekkers Hires Training Director for Institute
ROCKLAND – New Trekkers Training Director, Diane Sternberg, would rather see ten minutes into the future than one hundred fifty years if she had to choose. “Knowing what will happen in the future could inform how I carry myself. One of the things I’m most proud of is...
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AmeriCorps Serving Here
Through the AmeriCorps Aspiration Program, Trekkers engages two AmeriCorps members each year to act as group leaders and mentors for youth in Knox County. Working closely with Trekkers’ staff, AmeriCorps members support core programming and expeditions. AmeriCorps is administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency that engages millions of Americans in service through its AmeriCorps and Senior Corps programs and leads the nation’s volunteering and service efforts. For more information visit: www.NationalService.gov